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- Muhannad Alsalmi completed the race in 13 hours, 8 minutes and 15 seconds
- Emirati riders Abdullah Al-Amri and Saif Al Mazrouei finished second and third, respectively
ALULA: Saudi rider Muhannad Alsalmi won the 120-kilometer Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Endurance Cup in AlUla on Saturday, beating 200 riders from 64 countries, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
Alsalmi completed the race in 13 hours, 8 minutes, and 15 seconds at an average speed of 23.6 kilometers per hour, according to the report.
Organized by the Saudi Arabian Equestrian Federation and the Royal Commission for AlUla, the endurance race is the largest of its kind. (SPA)
Finishing second was Emirati rider Abdullah Al-Amri, who clocked 13:08:43. Another Emirati rider, Saif Al Mazrouei, was third with a time of 13:09:29.
The winners received their prizes from Prince Abdullah bin Fahd bin Abdullah, chairman of the board of directors of the Saudi Arabian Equestrian Federation and head of the sports sector at the Royal Commission for AlUla, during the award ceremonies.
Held at AlFursan Equestrian Village in AlUla, the event featured a fiercely competitive atmosphere. Recognized as one of the premier endurance races globally, the competition had a total prize pool of SR15 million ($4 million), the largest of its kind in this category.
The championship continues on Sunday, with 100 riders competing in the 160-kilometer Al-Mutadil Endurance race for a SR5 million prize pool.
Last month, the picturesque ancient city in Saudi Arabia’s western region of Madinah hosted the AlUla Trail Race, with about 1,450 athletes from around the world competing.